Iron-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of aromatic alkenes using hydrogen peroxide

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 7293-7296

  Gelalcha, Feyissa Gadissa ^a   Bitterlich, Bianca ^a   Anilkumar, Gopinathan ^a   Man, Kin Tse ^a   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Epoxidation; Hydrogen peroxide; Iron

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LIGANDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHIRAL LIGANDS; FERRIC HEXAHYDRATE;

OLEFINS;

ALKENE; EPOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; STILBENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; STEREOISOMERISM; STILBENES;

EID: 34948835849     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200701235     Document Type: Article

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